Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea

The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, also known as the Korean Provisional Government (KPG), was a Korean government-in-exile that existed from 13 April 1919 to 15 August 1948. The KPG was formed shortly after the quelling of the March 1st Movement by the Japanese authorities, and the government coordinated the armed resistance against the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1940, most of the Korean resistance groups in exile formed the Korean Liberation Army, and the government declared war on the Axis Powers on 9 December 1941 during World War II. The KPG's forces took part in fighting against Japan in China and Southeast Asia, and the American OSS coordinated an assault on Korea in conjunction with the KPG, only to abandon the plans after Japan's surrender in August 1945. On 15 August 1948, the Republic of Korea was established in Seoul.